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A fitness training program that joins a personal trainer
Definition of Personal with a client to establish a mutual, respectful, and
Training beneficial partnership in order to reach a particular
fitness/health goal.
A qualified fitness professional who is hired by a client
Definition of Personal
to assist the client in reaching a particular
Trainer
fitness/health goal.
x Assess client's current level of fitness and assist in
setting fitness goals based on assessment.
x Design and implement an individualized program for
Purpose of Personal a client.
Training x Counsel client on healthy living through nutrition
and fitness activities.
x Motivate client to live a healthy lifestyle and to
reach fitness goals.
, x Receive baseline information through fitness
assessments.
x Individualized fitness program and attention.
x Tracking method of progress.
x Motivation.
x Efficient workout sessions.
x Directs beginners down the correct path from the
very beginning to avoid developing bad habits.
Benefits of Personal
x Accountability for the client.
Training
x Improve technical skills.
x Overcome plateaus.
x Better assurance of a safe workout.
x Better assurance of reaching fitness goals with more
guidance.
x Special attention can be directed towards
specialized conditions such as arthritis,
osteoporosis, injury, etc.
x Some personal trainers will do house-calls....working
Benefits of Personal
out at home.
Training (what will a good
x A good personal trainer will empower a client to be
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able to workout on his/her own.
x Current nationally recognized personal trainer
certification.
x Some formal education in physiology,
Qualifications of a kinesiology/biomechanics, anatomy,
Personal Trainer and health promotion.
(education) x CPR/First Aid.
x A personal trainer should continue his/her education
through workshops,
reading, and networking.
Qualifications of a All personal trainers should carry liability insurance.
Personal Trainer (liability
insurance)